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Minimum Wage Of $9 Added To NV Overtime Bill

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Republicans have added a surprise minimum wage hike to a bill that would repeal a law limiting the regular workday to eight hours.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy approved an amended version of SB193 on Friday that would raise the minimum wage from $8.25 to $9 for workers who don't receive employer-sponsored health insurance.

The measure would also repeal a law requiring employers to pay overtime after eight hours of work in a 24-hour period, and would only require overtime once an employee works more than 40 hours in a week.

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Democrats called the original overtime provision "toxic," and said they don't think it was appropriate to add a minimum wage hike that they might support without having a longer discussion. They also questioned the $9 rate.